criticism
- noun
- /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
- He felt demotivated by the harsh criticism of his performance in the play.
- constructive criticism
- cultural criticism
- theory-driven criticism
And this leads us to a criticism of both CBT and Stoicism.
- And this leads us to a criticism of both CBT and Stoicism.
- This is a typical criticism of perspectives of faith.
- So you hear objective good criticism of what you've got.
- Last night you said in there there was criticism in the wake of this poem situation.
- And here's how you know if that criticism is valid.
- And I think that aesthetics and criticism have been obsessed with judging.
- And, and one of the common sort of criticisms is that there is a healthy user effect.
- And then you're saying, well, are you applying this criticism uniformly?
Examples
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Thank you for that constructive criticism.
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In general, men can handle criticism a lot, a lot better.
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Artists have to handle criticism.
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Still, without his constructive criticism, none of us would ever get anywhere.
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I realize without criticism, I can't grow.
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I get the same criticism almost all the time from philosophers.
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That's a very healthy relationship to criticism, I think, and a mature one.
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Why don't you offer some constructive criticism?
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The artist welcomed all forms of criticism, believing it would help her improve her work.
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Receiving constructive criticism can be beneficial for personal and professional growth.
Synonyms
A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
A careful decision about how good or valuable something is
A detailed written or spoken opinion about a work such as a book
A strong statement saying someone or something is wrong
A close study of a text or work of art to judge its strengths and weaknesses
An article that says if a book, play, or film is good and explains why
A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is
An opinion or decision that says something is not good
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A study of different copies of a writing to find its original words
- Archaic
A way of studying literature that focuses on a text's language and form, not the author's life or history
How Analytical
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Criticism comes from a Greek root krit- that means 'judge', the same root as critic and critique. So in this sense criticism is a careful 'judgment' where someone looks at the good and the bad to help improve something.